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Afridi blames ICC for being 'too strict'

Pakistan's banned all-rounder Shahid Afridi has taken a swipe at the International Cricket Council (ICC) saying that a four-match ban imposed on him, over a spectator incident, was a very harsh penalty.

13-Feb-2007

Silver League final to be replayed

The Silver League final of the 49th Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which had to be abandoned due to rain on the last two days at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, without a definite result will now be replayed

13-Feb-2007

Rao Iftikhar likely to play final ODI

Rao Iftikhar Anjum, one of several back-up seamers called to South Africa during Pakistan's troubled tour, looks set to get the call-up into the starting XI for the final one-day international at the Wanderers on Wednesday

13-Feb-2007•Ken Borland

England hit by Brunt injury

England seamer Katherine Brunt has been ruled out of the the quadrangular series with Australia, India and New Zealand after failing to recover from a back injury

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Netherlands named unchanged squad

Netherlands have retained the same squad that played in the World Cricket League for next month's World Cup

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Kaneria 'surprised and relieved'

Danish Kaneria was surprised and relieved after being included in Pakistan's 15-man World Cup squad but ultimately confident that he could repay the late faith selectors have invested in him

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Fast, furious, fragile

Pakistan's pace attack was meant to be its strength at the World Cup. Not anymore, with three fast bowlers expected to play key roles for Pakistan under various injury and drugs-related clouds

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Shoaib, Asif and Gul in World Cup squad

Pakistan announced a 15-man squad for the World Cup shred of major surprises but seeped in uncertainty with the selection of three fast bowlers none of whom, for varying reasons, may make it to the Caribbean

13-Feb-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Scotland stick with winning squad

Scotland's cricket selectors have named an unchanged side for the World Cup following a successful build-up in Kenya over the last few weeks

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Kenya stick with winning side

There were no surprises when the Kenya squad for the World Cup was announced, with the selectors retaining the same 15 players who won the World Cricket League last week

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Few surprises in Bermuda squad

Bermuda have retained all but one of the players that contested the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) competition earlier this month

13-Feb-2007

Mashud left out of Bangladesh squad

Bangladesh have named their 15-man squad for the World Cup and, as widely predicted, they have left out their experienced wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud and chosen Mushfiqur Rahim

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Ireland defend title against Canada

After several months of waiting, Canada now know that they will be playing defending champions Ireland in the final of the Intercontinental Cup

13-Feb-2007•James Fitzgerald

Pathan, Sreesanth, Kumble ruled out of third ODI

Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth and Anil Kumble will miss the third one-dayer against Sri Lanka to be played in Margao tomorrow

13-Feb-2007•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Margoa

Paine guides Tigers to first-innings lead

Tim Paine fought off a serious virus to earn Tasmania first-innings points despite a four-wicket haul from Shane Harwood at Hobart

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Clarke in doubt with hip problem

Phil Jaques will join the Australia squad when it leaves for New Zealand on Wednesday as cover for the injured vice-captain Michael Clarke

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Tait and Haddin in World Cup squad

Shaun Tait has claimed the final fast-bowling spot in Australia's 15-man World Cup squad while Brad Haddin, the wicketkeeper-batsman, has been picked as back-up for Adam Gilchrist

13-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

India out to fulfil their talent

Ever since they won the tournament in 1983 - one of the biggest suprises in World Cup history - I have been waiting for them to win it again, fulfilling the potential that just oozes out of their top six

13-Feb-2007•Simon Cambers

Australia still the ones to beat

Winners in 1987, 1999 and 2003 and the undisputed kings of all forms of the game, Australia, for all their injury problems, still hold all the aces going into the tournament as they chase a third straight victory

13-Feb-2007•Simon Cambers

England creeping under the radar

Even the most patriotic of England fans would probably agree that it has been a long time since they were a world force in one-day cricket. You could go back as far as 1992, to be exact, when they reached the World Cup final, losing out to a classy Pakist

12-Feb-2007•Simon Cambers

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